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Religion is not hugely important in Sowaár society. Syncretism (usually of traditional Sowaár shamanism, Naquian theaterism, Hetmic religion, and/or Ngronaism) is common and tolerated. In fact it is considered improper to be overly dedicated to religion, and most shamans are and have been from the lower orders of society. | Religion is not hugely important in Sowaár society. Syncretism (usually of traditional Sowaár shamanism, Naquian theaterism, Hetmic religion, and/or Ngronaism) is common and tolerated. In fact it is considered improper to be overly dedicated to religion, and most shamans are and have been from the lower orders of society. | ||
===Traditional beliefs=== | ===Traditional beliefs=== | ||
The Sowaár traditionally believed in a "spirit-complex" which links all spirits together. A spirit leaves the spirit-complex when a person is born, and one's spirit reenters it upon death. This spirit-complex was held to be the source of morality. Since everyone is of the spirit-complex, morality involves both respect for the living and the dead. | *The Sowaár traditionally believed in a "spirit-complex" which links all spirits together. A spirit leaves the spirit-complex when a person is born, and one's spirit reenters it upon death. This spirit-complex was held to be the source of morality. Since everyone is of the spirit-complex, morality involves both respect for the living and the dead. | ||
*The "Ever-Vigilant Ones" are a different kind of entity in the Spirit-Complex, they never reincarnate as humans | |||
===Practices=== | ===Practices=== | ||
Shamanism and ancestor veneration is not unusual even in modern Sowaár society. | Shamanism and ancestor veneration is not unusual even in modern Sowaár society. | ||
==Famous people== | ==Famous people== | ||